Carla's Online Web Journal

WOW! I have been neglectful here, haven't I?

I have been so interested in learning about myspace that I have been lazy about my site. I got one complaint already from the myspace fans and that was that my pics don't get updated often enough. I will try to work on that this upcoming year!

Christmas has come and gone and now we are preparing for New Years! Everyone is reminiscing aobut 2006 and talking about having a BETTER year in 2007!? Sometimes I feel like too much emphasis is put on the NEW YEAR thing. We need to try to have better DAYS all around? We shouldn't just wait till January 1st to think about changing things to be better?so here's to making TODAY count!!! How's that?

I have beendieting and doing double cardios thorughout the season. It really hasn't been a big deal. I have done NO baking so it wasn't aaround but I did make the FAMOUS granola for gifts! There are NO treats hanging around my house..there are no tell tale signs of feasting. I left it all at my parents on Christmas. I have been getting a cheat meal a week and I was really looking forward to this last one as my carbs were lowered so I was hungry! We had baked stuffed shrimp (dad's specialty) and I made liguine with clams, cheese and crackers, wine, cookies. I felt DISGUSTING!!! It tasted good but my belly was real sick feeling after. Made me want to go right back to the clean food! I think it may have beenthe butter content in all the foods that I was not used to that got to me? I really don't mind the diet except when I feel hungry (like today).
Workouts have beengreat! I was doing a push/pull workout from Flex magazine that was different and gave me some sore muscle! Nicki and dave were in town for the holidays so we trained together twice and I don't know if I was just excited cuz they were here or what but I was STRONG! It doesn't hurt to see Dave pulling 6 plates on the hammerstrength row machine to ffire you up either, though!! The bad thing is that I won't see Nicki now till maybe the Arnold! That is over 2 months away! So today I looked into flights to Tuscon. There are actually some cheap flights right now for the end of January! If I go there it wil be easy to stay ont he diet and cardio train as Dave will be dieting too!? I may head out! We'll see? If I go there I probably won't go to Tampa??? such a hard decision...I want to go see ALL my peeps!
2007 NEEDS to bring momma a career change!!!! I need a new job! I have several new trainig opportunities with people who have been coming up to me in the gym lately too...so I want to be able to fit them all in. Traveling too much will get in the way of some of that!?

Cardio is on track. I am doing 2 30 minutes sessins right now and it feels pretty good actually witht he exception of my right shin. The PT is working on my hips and once those are totally straightened out I will be jus fine. The 30 minute sessions don't stress the leg as much as the 45 minutes. I gt to about 20 minutes before things really start flairing up.

I will be taking a quick trip up to NH this weekend to see my aunt and cousins and also to attend the NPC sanction meeting held in Manchester by David Follensbee and Maggie Blanchard. Then it will be back home by Sunday for massage and to cook my dad his Birthday dinner! He is a New Years Eve baby! I have been invited to a party hosted by my Latino contingecy here in Springfield...shoudl be fun to see some of those peeps but we'll see how I feel!

OK...I guess that is the update for now!!
Much luv and many blessign throughout the rest of the season!
Peace
C

Carla's Online Web Journal

Hey ALL!

It's one week till Christmas...I hope you all are finished wiht your shopping!! I have pretty much everything done with just a few errands to do and very little cooking. Since I will be dieting through the holidays this year I have vowed not to be baking and cooking too much. I do have some home made granola to make, however.

So this weekend I had Alberto take pics for Tim and I am expecting to get ALL my adjustments very soon..less food, more cardio!? You know...the normal BB stuff! I had a great sushi cheat...all sorts of great rolls and fish @ ironchef in Londmeadow! It was a great meal.
yesterday was my cousin's pre-wedding party in New Hampshire. he is getting married this Thursday up in the White Mountains. He hoped to ski for his honeymoon but this lack of snow is not making it look promising. My aunt hooked up the snacks in the utmost of elegant ways! She had plenty of good protein choices; shrimp cocktail, lambchops, scallops wrapped in bacon, many cheese choices and other savories! I did take my second cheat there but I just nibbled on things. My real cheat of the day was 3 glasses of wine that I had! Anyway...because it wasn't a full meal I was hungry real quick! That will be my Christmas celebratin as far as food goes! I anticipate that the diet will go straight through now!
I thnk the nicest part of the day was seeing my cousins. i hadn't seen them in almost 2 years (some of them)...there just wasn't enough time to visit! My parents seemed to have a nice day? I hope they did!

so all...remember; Christmas should be about the birthday of Christ ...no stress...no hatred..no anxiety...just a birthday party! Be blessed
C

Carla's Online Web Journal

Good day all!!!

Check out my profile page on myspace.com...I have beentrying to get that together lately...no easy task!

I am on target with my training and Tim has me eating a lot of clean food...I have to really work to get it all it. I feel like I have developed alittle layer of fat but this could have been due to the Thanksgiving haze I put myself in???? anyways..I feel on track for Sacramento right now...of course once Tim cuts my calories I may not be so chipper!!

I have to write in here that I have been going through some stuff lately and becaus3e of it I have dug deep to look at myself and God. Through this process he has shown himself to me and praying for peace I finally felt it the other night. It's funny how tirals test your faith and once you "give it up to God" He brings you gifts and answers your prayers. It sounds so elementary but...I am starting to actually FEEL it. It's very peaceful, actually. I almost have a sense of excitement now instead of anxiety to see how things "turn out". I know that the oportunities that will be brought to me will be better than what I have now...in some way!
The bottom line is that; I AM BLESSED! I am healthy, I have a roof over my head, my parents are here with me, I have many people who care about me and pray for me...I will never be destitute. I am truely blessed...things could be soooo much worse!
Take time out today to say your prayers and see YOUR blessings!
XO
C

Carla's Online Web Journal

It is officially WINTER!!!!! It's cold, windy and grey out today! When the cold air hit my face I was like...WOW..it's here! Not my favorite time of year but we have been blessed wiht such mild weather all fall that I guess it is time! It's dark early and cold...HIBERNATION mode! Well at least I won't be getting fat this winter...since my diet OFFICIALLY started today as well. I am getting more food than I am use dto eating when I am not dieting...of course, it's ALL clean. But...I am not hungry..at all!
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It's 12 weeks till SAC...I can do this...no matter whatever else is spinnign aorund me...I can do this. Keeping it positive and giving it up to God helps! Whatever happens will be for the best...I can handle it!
I ran into a guy in the gym today on my lunch hour, Dan Molta, that I haven't seen in years. When I first started lifting in 1995 he trained me for 6 months, until I kind of knew what I was doing. I saw my first bicep after training with him and was hooked! I guess he is partially responsible for where I am today as without his guidance I really wouldn't have known the basics of free weights! It was 4 years after that that I competed. I remember calling him to see if he would train with me again but he was busy getting married and had bought a house so he wasn't available. Anyway...it was awesome seeing him. He sounds like he is a very proud father so that is cool. I will be psyched to see him from time to time in the gym now!! Welcome back Dan!!
So this past weekend was actually pretty cool....I did a few things that I don't do too often (if ever). I spoke to the Agawam High werestling team about good nutrition...they were a captive audience...I went to an All Black affair on Saturday night and sunday I took my mom to one of the nicest malls inthe area. It was an awesome day with her. It's a beautiful mall and there was Christmas everywhere. We shopped mostly for thing she wanted which was cool. I really am blessed to have had this day with my mom!
So now..it's Monday...I pray that whatever comes at me this week I can handle with grace.
Have a good one all!
Be blessed
C

Carla's Online Web Journal

TGIF!!!!

Ok...I just havae to vent a bit...I have been working on getting a page up on myspace forever. I have finally gotten like one picture up and a profile and some friends. I definately need some help getting it to look good but this stuff can be addicting!! I am glad you can add and subtract from your profile all the time. That is good cuase you can change how you want to present yourself. You can really get a different picture of people on there.
Interesting.......

Off to be blesed today...have a wonderful weekend...peace, positivity and prayers!
C